An unidentified MLS club (not New England) was bidding to bring Fowler to MLS as a Designated Player at a salary of approximately $1 million. Fowler's contract with Liverpool expires in June and his ...» 0 Comments

OFF THE POST: Betting on RonaldinhoPosted by Soccer America on Feb. 28, 4:06 p.m.Two decades since the southern Italian team of Napoli lured Diego Maradona into its ranks and won its first two Serie A championships, a supporters' group has come up with a plan to revive the club that now plays in Italy's second division.

Napoli has no means to land a major international star, such as Ronaldinho, whose Barcelona buyout ...» 0 Comments

CORRECTION: From yesterday&#39;s DailyPosted by Soccer America on Feb. 28, 11:27 a.m.U.S. under-16 girls national team player Mariah Nogueira and U.S. women's national team player Casey Nogueira are not sisters. Yael Averbuch played for the USA in the 2004 Under-19 Women's World Cup.

HALL OF FAME: Hamm and Foudy form first all-female classPosted by Soccer America on Feb. 28, 11:26 a.m.U.S. women's soccer legends Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy will be inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in the Player Category for the class of 2007 -- the first all-female class inducted in the Player Category. The 2007 induction ceremonies will be held on Aug. 26 at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, N.Y.

WOMEN: Investors commit to launch of new major leaguePosted by Soccer America on Feb. 28, 11:20 a.m.Four years after the WUSA folded following three seasons, Women's Soccer Initiative, Inc., has announced the commitment of six investment groups to launch a new major pro women's soccer league in 2008.

The six announced charter teams will be led by the following investors:

MLS: Player injured by Stoitchkov in 2003 files lawsuitPosted by Soccer America on Feb. 28, 11:19 a.m.Freddy Llerena, who suffered a broken leg while playing for American University in a 2003 scrimmage against D.C. United, has filed a lawsuit against D.C. United, its former investors (Anschutz Entertainment Group), MLS and Hristo Stoitchkov.

The Washington Post reported that Llerena is seeking $5 million in compensatory damages from all parties and $5 million in punitive ...» 0 Comments

OFF THE POST: Jesus saves in &#39;Mexican&#39; win at VaticanPosted by Soccer America on Feb. 27, 1:10 p.m.The 16-team Clericus Cup kicked off at the Vatican last weekend as Mater Ecclesiae (Mother of the Church College), a team comprised mainly of Mexican priest trainees, defeated the all-Brazilian students of the Pontifical Gregorian University, 6-0.

The game opened the 16-team tournament in which 311 priests and seminarians -- from countries including Italy, the United States, Mexico, Papua ...» 0 Comments

Kansas City defender Jimmy Conrad has agreed to terms of a four-year deal to stay in MLS after drawing some interest from foreign teams.

Swedish club Lillestrom FC tendered a transfer offer of $550,000 last month that was rejected by the league, and agent Lyle Yorks said there was also interest from a few ...» 0 Comments

DATEBOOK: USA to meet China in San JosePosted by Soccer America on Feb. 27, 12:00 p.m.The USA's fifth friendly of the year and final warmup before this summer's Gold Cup and Copa America will be against China at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, Calif., June 2 (8 pm ET/5 pm PT, live on ESPN2 and Galavision.

The USA and China have met seven times. The USA has won four of the encounters, lost once, ...» 0 Comments

The three ''independent director'' positions were created at last year's AGM, when the organization's Board of Directors was reduced from 40 to 15. Cordeiro was appointed in a vote of U.S. Soccer's membership at its Annual General Meeting held last weekend in Los Angeles. The ...» 0 Comments

In the first half, Rio Branco's Josias tripped a Corinthians player but Cintra showed a yellow card to Felipe, who, because he had already been cautioned, was red-carded.

''He thought it was one player but it was a different one,'' ...» 0 Comments

YOUTH: U.S. girls teams to face GermanyPosted by Soccer America on Feb. 27, 11:57 a.m.The U.S. under-17 and under-16 girls national teams are assembling at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., where they will host Germany's under-17 national team.

The U.S. U-17s and U-16s will meet March 2 before each facing Germany's U-17s twice March 4-7.

Illinois powerhouse Eclipse Select leads all clubs five five players among the 48 to the ...» 0 Comments

The USA qualified from Concacaf's Group A along with Panama. Mexico hosted and topped Group B play with 2-0 wins over Jamaica and St. Kitts & Nevis, before tying Costa Rica, 1-1. The Ticos ...» 0 Comments

The USA hosted the 1994 World Cup, which remains the best attended finals ever.

Also aiming to host the 2018 finals is England.

The 2010 World Cup is set for South Africa. FIFA's executive ...» 0 Comments

AMERICANS ABROAD: McBride scores in loss; Watford looks doomedPosted by Soccer America on Feb. 26, 2:14 p.m.Brian McBride scored his 9th goal of the season, but Fulham fell, 2-1, to Manchester United, for which Cristiano Ronaldo's scored the late gamewinner. McBride played 79 minutes, Carlos Bocanegra went the distance in central defense; and Clint Dempsey, a 71st minute sub, was one of the Cottagers Ronaldo evaded on the way to scoring his 16th goal of the ...» 0 Comments